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July
by Jeffrey C Kadlowec, Registered Architect The construction industry continues to be plagued by poor final quality, large budget overruns, low worker efficiency, high frequency of accidents, and huge amounts of waste [1]. With a continually growing demand, managers must explore new ideas and methods to improve performance. Although parallels to the manufacturing industry are often made, a comparison illustrates the opposite in many key areas. Table 1: Aspects of Manufacturing and Construction [1] To reduce the bottleneck occurring during hand-off of the traditional Design-Bid-Build (DBB) method, the Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) was developed to bring contractors and inspectors onboard.
